4:00 - 4:45 Networking/Registration
4:45 - 5:00 Association Business
5:00 - 5:45 Presentation and Q&A
5:00 - 5:50 Drawings
5:50 - 6:00 Open Networking

Refreshments will be provided

Also joining us will be JoAnn Murchison, Community Manager, Prince William County for the American Cancer Society.

The ACS Relay For Life gives everyone a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. Teams camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team has a member on the track at all times during the event that is up to 24 hours in length. Read more>

Baby it's cold outside —
warm up with us at:

The Lion and Bull
5351 Merchant View Square Haymarket, VA 20169
(703) 754-1166

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

We are pleased to have Congressman Gerald Connolly as our featured speaker.

Congressman Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly is serving his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 11th District, which encompasses Fairfax County, Prince William County, and Fairfax City in Northern Virginia.

Congressman Connolly serves on the House Budget Committee, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Have a Heart for Haiti. Helping Haitian Angels is having a special Valentine’s Benefit luncheon.
Friday, February 19th 11:30 – 2:30 (changed due to snow)

Please join us for a wonderful lunch, fashion show, jewelry, fun conversation with great friends, all to benefit the children in Haiti that need us desperately. The luncheon will benefit Helping Haitian Angels. Click here for the invitation and how to purchase tickets >

Bring it on - green grass, warm sun, and a clean planet.
The 4th Annual Earth Day Family Festival in Haymarket is scheduled for
Saturday April 17th, 2010 from 9am to 2pm

This year's Earth Day Festival is brought to you by: the Gainesville-Haymarket Rotary a 501(c)(3) organization. The charities they support include: Barn, Turning Points, Medical Missionaries, Reading for the Blind, ShelterBox USA, Therapeutic Riding, Rotary End Polio Now Campaign, Rotary Clean Water Projects, Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, Pace West, Children’s Wellness Festival, and SERV. Click here for the informational flyer >
Click here to be a sponsor >

The party of the season will soon be here.

Get ready for The Berkeley Ball 2010, the signature event to raise funds for the continued preservation of the Evergreen Plantation Manor House in Haymarket. The Berkeley Ball will be held on Friday, April 30, 2010. Our auctioneer this year is radio and online personality Mike O'Meara. Visit the website to donate to the auction, buy ticket or become a sponsor. >

Are we there yet?

Our two time speaker Bill Vaughn of the Treasury Management Division of the Prince William County Department of Finance is sharing the 4th quarter economic news with you. Click here for the report >

If you have a question, please feel free to email Bill.

Winter Warm UP! Drive from The Greater Chamber's Education Committee is in full swing.

This drive will provide the area’s neediest students with badly needed winter clothing that they will otherwise go without. For just $10, one child will receive an appropriate sized sweatshirt, sweat pants, knit cap and winter gloves. All items purchased will be distributed to students in schools and area shelters in Prince William County. Last winter we were able to help over 500 children stay warm – with your help we can help even more this year. Simply click on the “Add to Basket” link below to get started.

Click here to make a donation > It's quick, easy and less than the cost of lunch for two.

Stonewall Golf Club graciously hosted our January meeting and did a great job as usual.

January Wrap-up

Thanks to our speakers from the Hylton Performing Arts Center were Kristin Day, Audience Development & Community Relations Coordinator for Hylton Performing Arts Center and Kristina Dugan, Development and Membership Director for Hylton Performing Arts Center

The Center is 90% ready, with the grand opening scheduled for May 21-23 and regular performances beginning in October. They have hard hat tours available to review the multiple theaters, meeting, reception and gallery space. The center is looking forward to hosting local and world-class performances. There will be something for everyone. This facility is truly unique to the region. It was part of the 2010 plan and will be open in - 2010! Read more >

Thanks to Kris Johnson representing the PWCGMCC for organizing the Speed Networking session held directly after the regular meeting making it even easier to bring Chamber and HGBA members together.

Welcome to our newest board member, Donna Wood of Wood Smith Advisors.

We are pleased that Donna has joined the board and look forward to great things ahead.
To learn more about Donna, read her bio here >

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